A Concurrent Resolution urging the University of Kansas School of
Law to establish

an agriculture law teaching professorship and agriculture
law clinic.

WHEREAS, The State of Kansas is one of
the greatest agricultural
producers in the entire world; and

WHEREAS, The agriculture industry and
markets have become in-
creasingly competitive, sophisticated and complicated in recent
years; and

WHEREAS, The State of Kansas must be
aggressive in meeting the
demands of a rapidly developing competitive agriculture industry to
main-
tain this state's premier status in agriculture; and

WHEREAS, Agriculture producers must have
qualified professional
legal advice on contract terms, obligations and responsibilities to
meet
the demands of the agriculture industry; and

WHEREAS, Agriculture producers must have
qualified professional
legal advice to develop innovative ways to add value to their
products,
secure premiums for increased performance and quality and
develop
unique production or marketing alliances; and

WHEREAS, The number of qualified legal
professionals with the
knowledge and expertise needed to meet these demands for
agriculture
must be developed by this state: Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of the State
of Kansas, the House of Rep-resentatives concurring therein: That we urge the
University of Kansas
School of Law to establish an agriculture law teaching
professorship to
attract and teach law students in this critically important area of
law to
this state; and

Be it further resolved: That we
urge the University of Kansas School
of Law to establish and maintain an agriculture law clinic to
further de-
velop and foster expertise and experience in agriculture law which
would
provide qualified law students and legal professionals to meet the
legal
needs of agriculture producers in this state; and

Be it further resolved: That the
Secretary of State be directed to send
an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Chancellor of the
University of
Kansas and the Dean of the University of Kansas School of Law.

Adopted by the House March 26, 2002.
Adopted by the Senate
February 28, 2002.